Articles by Sarah Frier

Defense attorneys for one of the two men charged with killing former Student Body President Eve Carson want videos that could show if he was abused by police during his arrest and interrogation.

It’s because of the way she lived and the way she was killed that Eve Carson’s name is accompanied by a gut reaction.

But in a couple of years, all the students who can remember the former student body president’s voice, presence and friendship on campus will have graduated.

Potential jurors answered questionnaires Monday to determine their eligibility to serve at the trial of one of two men charged with killing former Student Body President Eve Carson.

It’s the first step in selecting the jury to examine Demario James Atwater, 23, who faces federal carjacking and firearm use charges resulting in Carson’s death — charges that could result in the death penalty if he is convicted. About 170 potential jurors will be quizzed each day this week.

UPDATE 12:30 P.M. THURSDAY — A Chapel Hill nursing home is conducting an internal investigation in response to residents testing positive for opiate drugs they were not prescribed.

The nursing home was inspected Thursday morning by state regulators, according to a statement from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.